Who Rules Lesson Activities Theocracy can apply to

Who Rules? Lesson Activities

Theocracy can apply to any of these! àWhere would you put theocracy on this chart?

MINI-QUIZ Do You Know Your Forms of Government?

A or B? 1. One person is in charge. A Autocracy B Democracy

A or B? 2. Citizens often have no rights. A Democracy B Dictatorship

A or B? 3. Can exist with other forms of government. A Dictatorship B Theocracy

A or B? 4. Led by a king or queen. A Monarchy B Oligarchy

A or B? 5. Nobody is in charge. A Monarchy B Anarchy

A or B? 6. Those in charge are military members who took over by force. A Junta B Democracy

A or B? 7. Leader often shares power with other parts of government. A B Monarchy Dictatorship

A or B? 8. Democracy where citizens elect others to serve in government. A B Direct Representative

A or B? 9. Citizens vote to elect their leaders. A B Democracy Autocracy

A or B? 10. A small group rules the country. A Oligarchy B Democracy

A or B? 11. People do not answer to any leader or government. A Oligarchy B Anarchy

A or B? 12. God and religious law are the government authority. A B Theocracy Anarchy

A or B? 13. The group with power can be based on race or social class. A B Monarchy Oligarchy

A or B? 14. Democracy where citizens participate in lawmaking themselves. A Direct B Representative

ACTIVITY A Identify That Government!

SWITZERLAND Citizens elect representatives to sit in two different lawmaking assemblies. But citizens also vote several times a year to decide on laws. Citizens can vote to propose their own laws or undo laws passed by their representatives. All citizens may vote directly on these laws. Forms of Government: representative democracy _________________ and direct democracy _________________

SOUTH AFRICA From 1948 -1994, official policy in South Africa gave white people all the political power. Even though the majority of South Africans were black, non-whites could not influence government. White South Africans elected representatives to sit in a lawmaking body. Forms of Government: oligarchy _________________ and representative democracy _________________

NORTH KOREA One man leads North Korea and controls its government. He also controls its ruling political party. The ruling party chooses candidates for an Assembly, and citizens vote. The candidates do not have opponents, so citizens have no choices. Form of Government: dictatorship _________________

SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Arabia is led by a king. The king appoints a Council of Ministers to help govern, but there are no elections. Saudi Arabia’s Basic Law states that the country’s constitution is the Islamic holy book the Qur’an and other religious traditions. Forms of Government: monarchy _________________ and theocracy _________________

DENMARK The people of Denmark elect representatives to sit in Parliament, a lawmaking body. The Queen of Denmark heads the country, but she only has a small role in government. The government is led by a Prime Minister, who is appointed from among the elected representatives. Forms of Government: monarchy _________________ and representative democracy _________________

BRAZIL Brazil is led by a president who is elected by the citizens. Citizens in Brazil elect a new president every four years. Citizens also elect representatives to serve in two different legislative bodies. Form of Government: representative democracy _________________

ACTIVITY B True or False?

True or False? 1. A monarchy can be like a dictatorship or it can be part of a democracy. True Example or Reason: m m False 3. A democracy can have both representative and direct characteristics at the same time. False True False 4. An oligarchy can include representative democracy. True False 2. A dictatorship can also be a democracy. 5. A government can be both a monarchy and an anarchy at the same time. 6. Theocracy can co-exist with monarchy. m m m True False True False m m m Denmark / Saudi Arabia Citizens get no say in a dictatorship Example or Reason: Switzerland Example or Reason: In South Africa, some got to vote Example or Reason: Monarchy and anarchy are opposites! Example or Reason: Saudi Arabia Example or Reason: 7. Theocracy can co-exist with democracy. True False Example or Reason: 8. An oligarchy can be like a dictatorship. True False m m In Iran, citizens vote Under a junta, citizens often have few rights